Holding(s) in Company (1360M)

TIDMENG

RNS Number : 1360M

Electric & General Inv Tst PLC

10 August 2011

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

ELECTRIC & GENERAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( x )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ()

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ()

Other (please specify): ()

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

9 August 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 August 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

< 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares if 
 possible using the ISIN      Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 CODE                                               (vi) 
                                                    Number of voting Rights 
                              Number of shares      (viii) 
      Ordinary Shares 
        GB0003090197               5,883,666                5,883,666 
 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

 
Class/type of 
shares if 
possible 
using the      Number of                                  % of voting rights 
ISIN CODE      shares         Number of voting rights      (x) 
                                           Indirect 
                              Direct (xi)  (xii)          Direct    Indirect 
  Ordinary 
    Shares 
 GB0003090197     588,421       588,421          0          0.9%        0 
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 
 Type of       Expiration     Exercise/Conversion   Number of      % of voting 
  financial     Date (xiii)    Period (xiv)         voting          rights 
  instrument                                        rights that 
                                                    may be 
                                                    acquired if 
                                                    the 
                                                    instrument 
                                                    is 
                                                    exercised/ 
                                                    converted. 
     N/A           N/A                N/A               N/A            N/A 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of    % of voting 
 financial     price     date         Conversion   voting        rights (xix, 
 instrument              (xvii)       period       rights        xx) 
                                      (xviii)      instrument 
                                                   refers to 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
    N/A         N/A         N/A          N/A          N/A         N/A      N/A 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
  588,421                   0.9% 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv) (:)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Melanie Rayson

15. Contact telephone number:

0044 (0) 207 595 6908

Date: 10 August 2011

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